Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference 2023

SIFMA’s Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference is the leading forum for professionals from the securities industry. Together, we gather with regulatory agencies and law enforcement to discuss current legal and regulatory developments and priorities in the AML and financial crime space.Explore hot topics in AML and financial crime in this article and register today to continue the conversation from May 22-23, 2023 in New York City.

Crowell's Jason Prince joins moderator, Scott Willis, SVP, Deputy Chief AML Officer (Raymond James Financial) alongside panelists Jared Cail, Director, Global Financial Crimes Manager (Bank of America), Laura Deegan, Senior Compliance Officer, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and John Thorpe, Head, Financial Crimes Compliance (Vanguard) to speak on "Sanctions: The #1 Foreign Policy Tool."

From China to Russia, sanctions have become the number one foreign policy tool. This panel will look back at the challenges the securities industry faced implementing Russia sanctions just over a year ago, and preparing your programs to be resilient and flexible for surely the next round of sanctions, wherever and whenever they may be employed. Sanctions are only as effective as they can be enforced. The panel will discuss sanctions evasion and enforcement – priorities for the U.S. and allies.